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title: "Maintenance and Development of COBA, QUADRO, MyRIAD and SAR"
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# Maintenance and Development of COBA, QUADRO, MyRIAD and SAR

Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef72c1cb-519f-4748-b9e1-7d4e800341ff

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## Summary

Highways England is overseeing a procurement process for the maintenance and development of appraisal tools, specifically COBA, QUADRO, MyRIAD, and SAR, with a contract valued at £70,226. This project is in the Award stage, having been completed recently on 29 March 2019. The contract period is set to commence on 1 April 2019 and will run until 31 March 2020, with the tender period concluding on 18 March 2019. The location of the services is within the South East region of the United Kingdom, and the procurement was executed as a selective process via a call-off from a framework agreement.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the consultancy and software development sectors, particularly those with expertise in transportation appraisal tools and related services. Companies that can provide maintenance support, user assistance, and tool development will find this an advantageous opportunity. Given the current focus on enhancing the quality and usability of these appraisal methods, organisations with experience in research and development services should consider colluding to take part in similar future tenders.

## Notice

Highways England (HE) is looking to complete the third year of the current three year project (ending 31st March 2020) for maintenance and development of some of its appraisal tools. The project involves the following activities: (A) Maintenance of the COBA, QUADRO, MyRIAD and SAR appraisal tools, including distribution, user support, the recording and removal of bugs and updating of the tools and manuals in line with changes to WebTAG. (B) The continuing development of MyRIAD to improve the quality of results and ease of use. (C) The updating of TA XX/YY Appraisal of Technology Schemes (IAN 160) to reflect changes arising as a result of (A) and (B) above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781602c0-76cc-4d27-9fb9-fdd40e96b3fa |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Mar 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Mar 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £70,226 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £70,226 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1RN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 29 Mar 2019 at 12:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781602c0-76cc-4d27-9fb9-fdd40e96b3fa

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781602c0-76cc-4d27-9fb9-fdd40e96b3fa
  29th March 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2f70deeb-01fc-44c6-8a38-c6d161f72b7a
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